Kuttrolf-Style Vase, ca. 1880s-1890s, blown and applied hot-worked glass, 13 3⁄8 × 5 1⁄4 in. (34.0 × 13.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.469.4
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Kuttrolf-Style Vase
- Manufacturer
- Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (CVM)
- Date
- ca. 1880s-1890s
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 13 3⁄8 × 5 1⁄4 in. (34.0 × 13.3 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
- Gift of John Gellatly
- Mediums Description
- blown and applied hot-worked glass
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Object — other — vase
- Object Number
- 1929.8.469.4
Artwork Description
Notice the twisted, tripartite neck of this slender vase. This divided "kuttrolf" form, used in ancient Roman and medieval German bottles, impeded pouring of the liquid contents, sometimes producing curious sounds in the process. In this instance the vessel is purely ornamental. It was blown with clear glass to emphasize its complex workmanship and the thinness of the material, a measure of the maker's skill.
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, 2021.
